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Mike, is there a good university in the Toronto Area, I think I may move to Canada to go to school.Doesn't this remind you of the NightWatch from B5? I can't believe the US government is doing this.
University of Toronto is a very good university. A bit overrated, but good nonetheless. If you come here, I'll buy you a beerAlyrium Denryle wrote:Mike, is there a good university in the Toronto Area, I think I may move to Canada to go to school.Doesn't this remind you of the NightWatch from B5? I can't believe the US government is doing this.
University of Toronto is a very good university. A bit overrated, but good nonetheless. If you come here, I'll buy you a beer
*thumbs up*Is is hard for Americans to work or go to school in Canada? When I was in Whistler an Australian girl that worked there gave me the impression that people from Commenwealth countries get priority.University of Toronto is a very good university. A bit overrated, but good nonetheless. If you come here, I'll buy you a beer
"Science is Potential"?Shinova wrote:What does the line in latin say?
The government would always say it's in the interests of national security or something like that.Temjin wrote:The whole pyramid with an eye thing is kinda freaky......
Now, I'm not all that familiar with the U.S. Constitution (I'm Canadian), but is this kind of thing even legal? You would think that it would violate some ammendment or something.
weemadando wrote:Wanna know the problem with that system...
It is in theory limited to the US. In reality they can make it as far reaching as they want and very few nations have the resources to stop that kind of prying.
Hey, all you Americans out there, I've got an idea. Once this office becomes official, and our E-mails start getting monitored, what say we just E-mail each other detailing false plans to bomb various cities? That way, once the Feds come to our doors, we can get the ACLU to back us up and take the office to court.I am frankly appalled at the wholesale slaughter that our freedoms as Americans have been going through since the events of September 11th, 2001.
Mr. President, it is your duty to protect the freedoms of Americans, and you've chosen to sweep those freedoms under the rug in a seemingly unending quest for blood and total control over every aspect of Americans' lives.
Snooping my private E-mail and cell-phone calls is something that requires a warrant. There is a good reason for this, and it's part of the Constitution. It's because all citizens are treated as innocent until proven guilty. This Information Awareness Office effectively assumes that all Americans terrorists and then hunts around their communiques in order to prove that assumption wrong. That isn't the way things work in this country.
During your tenure as president, I have become progressively more ashamed to call myself an American because of the ludicrous policies you and your administration have enacted. Please dissolve this Information Awareness Office and fire those responsible for spawning this atrocious idea. They are clearly un-American and have no regard for the freedoms which they are supposed to be protecting.
You don't fight terrorists by embracing their beliefs. Osama bin Laden believes in a totalitarian government without civil rights. This is what the United States is turning into with the Homeland Security Department, Information Awareness Office and the expansion on governmental surveillance powers. Are your plans to destroy the terrorists and then legitimize the ideas they embraced?
Be wary, Mr. President. You are are quickly becoming that which you claim to stand against. My freedoms are not for sale, and I refuse to sacrifice them in the name of some Holy War on terrorism. The Information Awareness Office must not be allowed to exist.
Bad idea, Damien. The government no longer recognizes your right to due process and a fair trial. They can lock you up indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism.Durandal wrote:Hey, all you Americans out there, I've got an idea. Once this office becomes official, and our E-mails start getting monitored, what say we just E-mail each other detailing false plans to bomb various cities? That way, once the Feds come to our doors, we can get the ACLU to back us up and take the office to court.